Im in a -Xbox Xmess!

[aticatac]

Hi Guys
I have purchased some games for the eldest lad and while he was at school i wanted to test them but in doing so i have just realised that achievement slots have been created and he is sure to see what games i have bought him by looking at the game names,the files without any achievements can be deleted by pressing `X` but it says he needs to be connected to X-box live (which he does not have at this time) is there any other way?
If not i will have to tell him as i cannot delete his profile he has too many other achievements on

[EvilBoris]

Probably no way around it other than turning his account into a free Xbox Live account and removing them.

[jimmbob]

If you can connect to live, create him a silver account, then delete the game history. If you have unlocked any achievement points, they can't be deleted.

[smouty]

You could try deleting any save data that has been created.

[Skull Commander]

I don't think there is a way to remove them, but play everything else he has and they will be pushed to the bottom of the list and he may not notice them. Ideally keep the same order that there is on the played games list at the moment to avoid detection.

[hudson]

No advice here, just love the thread title and the story to go with it
Reminds me of when I was getting a MegaDrive for Xmas years ago. It was before Xmas and I had came back from school to find the house unusually quiet, went upstairs and as I passed my parents room with locked door, I heard "1st Down! Set, red, hut-hut!". "Dad?". No reply, the sounds were on loud! Next, the Columns music...

[JSR]

Loving the thread. Sounds like a cozy predicament. As already said, you cant really remove the achievements, but follow Skull Commanders advice, play a bunch of other games and he probably won't notice. Unless he's really serious about his achievements, and spends time just looking at them (like me... :P).

[randombs]

@ aticatac:

Awesome thread!

I'll echo the advice about setting up a silver sub and sorting it out properly. Better yet, why not bury your evil curiosity even further by getting your son a gold sub? He'll be so happy, he definitely won't notice! And if you cock up the played game order, you can blame it on the gold sub 'changing something somewhere'.

Do you have any gamer mates? You could try pretending one of them came round, having bought the game for their kid, and wanted to try it out. Strengthen the lie a bit by saying something like "Yeah, ok. I'm so silly that I played a game I got you for Christmas on your account. Yeah, right. What kind of numpty etc etc"

...as I passed my parents room with locked door, I heard "1st Down! Set, red, hut-hut!"

Was it John Madden? I remember a few months after we got our Megadrive I went upstairs, heard the exact same voices, and found my dad playing Madden '92. We didn't have Columns, though, or else I would've started believing we could be long lost siblings.

@ Mods:

Can we sticky this thread? Considering the number of GamerdadsTM on this here forum, it could serve as a useful warning

[hudson]

It was indeed Madden. A cardboard boxed US version. A Japanese MD ordered from one of those magazine (probably CVG) mail order ads. Aah

[speedlolita]

You can remove games from history but you must not have got any gamerpoints or you'll be unable to. If he were to go on mygamertag or something though he'd still be able to see it.

[aticatac]

Hi
Its seems the best approach was to create a profile test his xmas prezzies then delete account but as i am 90% a retro gamer i am only slightly familiar with the 360,it does seem a bit of a chore though just to test & play new/2nd hand games,what on earth are Microsoft thinking lol

[egparadigm]

If you wanted to be really sneaky you could set up a new account with almost the same name and then set that as the default profile. He might wonder what happened to his other achievements and all achievements in the mean time would go to the wrong tag, but if this is a matter of christmas life and death...

[smouty]

Find a reason to 'ground' him before xmas and as a punishment ban him from xbox

[randombs]

Or ban yourself from the Xbox. It's the perfect alibi.

[redstar_dan]

@ aticatac:

Do you have any gamer mates? You could try pretending one of them came round, having bought the game for their kid, and wanted to try it out. Strengthen the lie a bit by saying something like "Yeah, ok. I'm so silly that I played a game I got you for Christmas on your account. Yeah, right. What kind of numpty etc etc"

I would go with something along these lines, however just tell your son (If he even notices) that a work collegue or what have you came round for lunch, and he had some new games that he wanted to show you. Maybe its games his kids had purchased recently. Dont mention anything about xmas at all, as it could be quite suspicous. I really would avoid trying to delete and save game or achivement history as It could end it tears. I would only mention it in passing, like a dinner and not a sit down chat.